issues archive

February

• Corporate Clean Energy Purchases Hit Record
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Turbines Will Supply Europe’s Largest Onshore Wind Farm
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Texas Gov. Declares ERCOT Reform ‘Emergency’; Millions Still Without Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

January

• Mammoth 1.1 GW/2 GWh Solar+Storage Project Takes Shape in California
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Vistra Energizes Massive 1.2-GWh Battery System at California Gas Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

• NuScale SMR Chosen for UK Wind-Nuclear Hybrid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• IEA: Renewables Will Lead Global Generation in 2025
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Former Michigan Gov. Granholm Set to Lead DOE
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Mammoth 1.1 GW/2 GWh Solar+Storage Project Takes Shape in California
  

  by Sonal Patel

November

• Global Offshore Wind Capacity Slated to Multiply Eight-Fold by 2030
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Organic Technology New Paradigm for Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Solar Farms Would Replace New Mexico Coal-Fired Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• Award-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Duke Energy Pursuing Sweeping Changes to Generation Mix
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The POWER Interview: Importance of Tax Credits and Incentives
  

  by Darrell Proctor

September

• World’s Largest—For Now—Battery Storage Project Online in California
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Hitachi ABB Power Grids’ Report Highlights Greening of the Grid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Improve Wind Turbine Safety with a Piston Accumulator Retrofit
  

  by POWER

August

• Rains Complicate Ethiopian Hydro Dam Dispute
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Innovative Byproduct-Hydrogen Fuel Cell Power Plant Completed
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Clean Energy Adds Jobs, but Pace Is Slow
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Gas, Solar Will Power Pittsburgh Airport Microgrid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Renewable Energy Growth Stymied by Pandemic, but Optimism Is High
  

  by Aaron Larson

June

• Renewables Gain Investors as Some Flee Oil, Gas, and Coal
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Vectren Will Close Coal Units, Add Renewables
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Developers Make Progress on Solar-Powered Hydrogen Projects
  

  by Aaron Larson

March 25

• DOE Backs Projects to Produce Hydrogen from Coal, Biomass
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• BP Details Plan for UK’s Largest Hydrogen Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Centrus on Track to Produce HALEU Nuclear Fuel Material by Early 2022
  

  by Sonal Patel

March 18

• ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event
  

  by Sonal Patel

• DOE Backs Projects to Produce Hydrogen from Coal, Biomass
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• More Blackout Fallout: New Texas PUC Chair Resigns
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March 11

• Mitsubishi Power Developing 100% Ammonia-Capable Gas Turbine
  

  by Sonal Patel

• ERCOT Lists Generators Forced Offline During Texas Extreme Cold Event
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Floating Energy Storage Systems Take Shape
  

  by Darrell Proctor

March 4

• Exelon to Split Business, Spin Off Generation Segment
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Board Votes to Fire ERCOT CEO
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Siemens Studies Hydrogen Production, Storage at Utah Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February 25

• The Nuclear Battery Aboard Perseverance, the Next-Gen Mars Rover
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Exelon to Split Business, Spin Off Generation Segment
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Hydrogen and the Energy Transition
  

  by Aaron Larson

February 18

• Is Nuclear Power Poised for a Resurgence?
  

  by Aaron Larson

• ERCOT Signaling Some Relief as Power Crisis Stretches Into Fourth Day
  

  by Sonal Patel

• ERCOT Sheds Load as Extreme Cold Forces Generators Offline; MISO, SPP Brace for Worsening System Conditions
  

  by Sonal Patel

February 11

• Siemens Will Cut 7,800 Jobs From Gas and Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Gas Turbines Will Replace Coal at Colorado Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Honeywell to Reopen Sole U.S. Uranium Conversion Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

January 28

• Biden Effects Regulatory Freeze, Revokes Trump Actions, Rejoins Paris Agreement
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Biden’s Orders Focus on Climate, Emissions
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• John Kerry, Gina McCarthy Offer Closer Look at Biden Climate Targets
  

  by Sonal Patel

January 21

• Vistra Energizes Massive 1.2-GWh Battery System at California Gas Plant
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Biden Effects Regulatory Freeze, Revokes Trump Actions, Rejoins Paris Agreement
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Suing Siemens, Alleging ‘Stolen Trade Secrets’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• Thoughts on Firing
  

  by POWER

• How the Wind Production Tax Credit is Anti-Nuclear
  

  by POWER

• TREND: State Renewable Mandates Survive Attacks
  

  by POWER

May

• Let’s Dump the ‘Tipping Point’ Metaphor into the Waste Tip
  

  by POWER

• TREND: Rare Earth Minerals and Free Markets
  

  by POWER

• A Novel Managerial Challenge: Decommissioning Coal
  

  by POWER

March

• “All of the Above” Is Not a National Energy Policy
  

  by POWER

• An Iconoclast’s Manifesto
  

  by POWER

• TREND: Down Go Electricity Prices
  

  by POWER

January

• Workplace Drama: More on Correction Course
  

  by POWER

• Obama’s Second Act
  

  by POWER

• Trend: The Nuclear Tortoise and the Natural Gas Hare
  

  by POWER

November

• Workplace Drama: Leadership Is About Course Correction, Not Perfection
  

  by POWER

• The Management Intelligence of the Octopus
  

  by POWER

• Why Swooning SWU Prices Will Continue
  

  by POWER

September

• Workplace Drama: Master Your Energy
  

  by POWER

• London’s Lessons for Good Management
  

  by POWER

• Trend—How Strong Is the Urge to Merge?
  

  by POWER

July

• Workplace Drama: Why Behavioral Change Does Not Work
  

  by POWER

• Jobs, Jobs, Jobs, and Blather
  

  by POWER

• TREND: U.S., Energy Exporter
  

  by POWER

May

• Workplace Drama: Listening Mistakes and Solutions
  

  by POWER

• The Rebranding of Global Warming
  

  by POWER

• Trend—M&A on the Move
  

  by POWER

March

• Project Leadership for Project Management
  

  by POWER

• It Can Happen Here
  

  by POWER

• TREND: Europe’s Enthusiasm for Renewables Wanes
  

  by POWER

February

• Forging Materials with the ‘Right Stuff’ for Tomorrow’s Energy Systems
  

  by POWER

• Duke Energy Reaches $1.1B Deal to Resolve North Carolina Coal Ash Cost Issues
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Fending Off Forced Power Plant Outages
  

  by Sonal Patel

January

• Designing for Safety: A New Approach to Belt Conveyors
  

  by Contributed Content

• Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Forging Materials with the ‘Right Stuff’ for Tomorrow’s Energy Systems
  

  by POWER

December

• NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet
  

  by POWER

• Leveraging the Latest Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Technologies to Transform Emissions into Profit
  

  by POWER

• A Half Century of Environmental Progress
  

  by Aaron Larson

November

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Black & Veatch: No More Coal Construction
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• NETL: Meeting the Needs of the Nation’s Fossil Power Plant Fleet
  

  by POWER

October

• EPA Loosens Limits on Coal Plant Effluent Discharges
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• DOE Supports CCUS Retrofit for San Juan Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Throws in the Towel on Coal-Fired Power
  

  by Aaron Larson

September

• EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
  

  by Aaron Larson

• DOE Issues Emergency Order to Alleviate California Power Crisis
  

  by Sonal Patel

• California Blackouts Bring Calls for Investigation
  

  by Sonal Patel

August

• Analysis Supports Coal-Like Fuel for Power Plants
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• EPA Changes Closure Requirements in Coal Ash Rule
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Xuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• $122 Million Earmarked for Coal ‘Innovation Centers’
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Advantages of Dual Linear Array Probes for Corrosion Inspection
  

  by POWER

June

• Coal Plant Conversion to Non-Recyclable Plastic Waste Combustion Advances
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Germany Brings Last New Coal Plant Online
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Thanks to Asia, Coal Is Still King Worldwide
  

  by Mary Hutzler

March

• GE Gas Turbines Will Replace Coal at Colorado Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Japan Plant Adding New Gas-Fired Units in Massive Project
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Texas PUC Outlines Review of Response to Power Disaster
  

  by Darrell Proctor

February

• Big New Gas-Fired Plant Enters Commercial Operation in Texas
  

  by Aaron Larson

• GE Gas Turbines Will Replace Coal at Colorado Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Siemens Will Cut 7,800 Jobs From Gas and Power
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• How Biden’s Presidency Could (Further) Transform the Power Sector
  

  by Sonal Patel

• RWE’s 300-MW ‘Grid Stability’ Gas Plant Will Debut GE LM2500XPRESS Technology
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The Cost of Turbine Modifications on HRSG Tubing
  

  by John Arnold

November

• Safer and More Efficient Gas Turbine Coupling Maintenance
  

  by POWER

• How Biden’s Presidency Could (Further) Transform the Power Sector
  

  by Sonal Patel

• 2020 Voters Cement Nevada’s 50% RPS, Shakeup of Energy Oversight in New Mexico
  

  by Sonal Patel

October

• It’s Fair to Say – New Plant Brings Benefits to Pennsylvania
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• GE Secures First HA-Class Hydrogen Gas Power Deal: Long Ridge Energy Terminal
  

  by Sonal Patel

• West Virginia Natural Gas Power Project Shelved
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• WindGas Falkenhagen: Pioneering Green Gas Production
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE, CTCI Score 6.5-GW Gas Power Contract Win in Taiwan
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Flexible Small-Scale Generation Empowered by Once-Through Boiler Technology
  

  by POWER

August

• Future-Proofing Gas Generation for the Coming Carbon-Free World
  

  by Jason Rowell

• South Korea Forays into Gas Turbine Manufacturing
  

  by Sonal Patel

• GE Will Decarbonize Uniper’s Gas Power Fleet
  

  by Sonal Patel

July

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Siemens’ Roadmap to 100% Hydrogen Gas Turbines
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Pennsylvania Site Latest Gas Plant Online in Building Surge
  

  by Darrell Proctor

June

• Siemens Launches ‘Most Powerful’ HL-Class Gas Turbine
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• World’s First Integrated Hydrogen Power-to-Power Demonstration Launched
  

  by Sonal Patel

• T-Point 2 Is a Proving Ground for Gas Turbine Advancements
  

  by Aaron Larson

March

• ‘Best Is Yet to Come’ for Energy Storage Technology
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• 1.6-GW Coal Plant May Get New Life as Green Hydrogen Hub
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Members Benefit from Labor Unions During Pandemic
  

  by Aaron Larson

February

• Using Data for Smarter Power Generation
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Countries Roll Out Green Hydrogen Strategies, Electrolyzer Targets
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Renewable Energy Insiders Remain Optimistic About the Future
  

  by Aaron Larson

January

• The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same: Renewable Energy Growth Continues
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Eight International Power Sector Trends to Watch in 2021 and Beyond
  

  by Sonal Patel

• A Reactive Solution to Renewables’ Growth on the Grid
  

  by Darrell Proctor

December

• THE BIG PICTURE: EPA Regulatory Roundup
  

  by Sonal Patel

• The Bittersweet Power of Hybrids
  

  by Sonal Patel

• New Technology Keeps Solar on Track
  

  by Darrell Proctor

November

• Consistent Excellence Makes Byron Nuclear Plant Special
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Darlington’s First Refurbishment: A Model for Nuclear Construction
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Analysts: Storage a Matter of Dollars and Sense
  

  by Darrell Proctor

October

• It’s Fair to Say – New Plant Brings Benefits to Pennsylvania
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Promising Power Plant Plots Province’s Future
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Global Offshore Wind Capacity Slated to Multiply Eight-Fold by 2030
  

  by Sonal Patel

September

• Floating Platforms Are an Offshore Wind Gamechanger
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Developing a Solution for Utility-Scale Storage
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Award-Winning Hydropower Project Helps Electrify Ethiopia
  

  by Aaron Larson

August

• Xuzhou 3 Shows the Future of Subcritical Coal Power Is Sublime
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Efficiency a Priority at Caofeidian Coal Power Plant
  

  by Aaron Larson

• Digitization Drives Efficiency at Turkish Coal Plant
  

  by Darrell Proctor

July

• The Evolution of Power Business Models
  

  by Sonal Patel

• Micro Generation with Macro Possibilities
  

  by Darrell Proctor

• Islands: An Ocean of Potential for Marine Energy
  

  by Sonal Patel